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(43) Date of publication: 25.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/21 (21) Application number: 20844221.0 (22) Date of filing: 17.07.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 17/00(2006.01) A01H 3/00(2006.01) C12R 1/01(2006.01) C05F 11/08(2006.01) A01N 63/20(2020.01) C12R 1/06(2006.01) C12N 1/20(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01H 3/00; A01N 63/20; C12N 1/20; C12R 2001/06; C12N 1/205; C12R 2001/01 (86) International application number: PCT/AU2020/050734 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/011997 (28.01.2021 Gazette 2021/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 19.07.2019 AU 2019902564 (71) Applicant: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd Bundoora, VIC 3083 (AU)

(72) Inventors: KAUR, Jatinder Taylors Hill, Victoria 3037 (AU) TANNENBAUM, Ian Ross Bundoora, Victoria 3083 (AU) LI, Tongda Southbank, Victoria 3006 (AU) SAWBRIDGE, Timothy Ivor Coburg, Victoria 3058 (AU) MANN, Ross Coburg, Victoria 3058 (AU) SPANGENBERG, German Carlos Bundoora, Victoria 3083 (AU) CHANDEL, Ankush Bundoora, Victoria 3083 (AU) YANG, Guodong Luoyang City, Henan (CN) HONE, Holly Parkville, Victoria 3052 (AU) (74) Representative: Greaves Brewster LLP  Copa House Station Road Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AH Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AH (GB)